At 12:04 PM 3/19/2004 -0600, Chris Schumann wrote:
> > I've been much happier with my IBM a/b/g card (and driver) than I was
> > with the original Intel b card (and driver) but I never ran with WEP
> > enabled... I just use a MAC filter on my AP for security purposes...
>
>This is VERY unsecure. Anyone with an 802.11 card can detect your MAC
>address and set their card to the same address (well, most cards can do
>this). I hope at least you're not sharing any files on your network.
WEP is very weak. Even with it enabled, anyone with a 802.11 card can get
onto your network. WPA should be more secure.
WEP is better than nothing, so use it, but don't rely on it to be secure
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